Friday, September 13, 2013

Notes on Mouth and Nose Vocabulary



Noun
Infinitive/Verb—Past Tense
Adjective
Adverb
a drool
to drool; drooled
drooling

drowsiness

drowsy

excessiveness

excessive
excessively
a gag
to gag; gagged
gagging

a gargle
to gargle; gargled
gargling

hoarseness

hoarse
hoarsely
mucus

mucous; mucous; mucousal

a recurrence
to recur; recurred
recurrent

a relief
to relieve; relieved
relieve; relieving

a sneeze
to sneeze; sneezed
sneezing

stuffiness
to stuff; stuffed
stuffed

snore
to snore; snored
snoring

 a spit
to spit; spitted


sufferer; suffering
to suffer; suffered
suffering

a swallow
to swallow; swallowed
swallowing

tenderness
to tender; tendered
tender
tenderly
a tingle
to tingle; tingled
tingling

a tooth
to teethe
teething

water
to water; watered
watered; watering; watery



Idiomatic Expressions using “Nose”
1.       To be hard-nosed
2.       To keep your nose clean
3.       To stick or poke your nose into something
4.       To nose around
5.       No skin off one’s nose
6.       Under one’s nose

Idiomatic Expressions using “Mouth”
1.       To bad mouth
2.       To foam at the mouth
3.       To make one’s mouth water
4.       To melt in your mouth
5.       To take someone’s words out of his or her mouth

Idiomatic Expressions using “Lips”
1.       To keep a stiff lip
2.       Lips are sealed

Idiomatic Expressions using “Tongue”
1.       A slip of the tongue
2.       Hold your tongue

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